July2015

The Grand Valley Grapevine Official Monthly Newsletter of the Grand Valley Homeowners Association G.V.H.A. P.O. Box 550 New Port Richey, FL 34656 Issue 238 July 2015 Page 1 of 9 Editor: Gene Brooks 8008 Bull Run Dr 841-9875 email: ebrooks66@tampabay.rr.com

From the Management Parking on lawns is not permitted at any time as your sprinkler heads many be damaged. Please make your guests aware of this. Flags in lawns may only be displayed when the mowers are in the park, and only where new sod has been laid. Fencing of any kind is not permitted without management approval. We welcome all our new residents and encourage them to take part in our functions. We’re glad to have you in the Grand Valley family.

FLU SHOTS Walgreens will again be coming to Grand Valley to provide flu shots, high dose flu shots and pneumonia shots on Tuesday, November 10th at 10am. Shingle shots will be available with prior notice. A sign up sheet is in the clubhouse to allow Walgreens immunizations. You’ll need a picture ID and your insurance cards. The flu shot is paid for by Medicare.

Directory Changes Ron & Huguette Guay 267-4120 Beverly/Ethel/Ed Murphy 645-6026

From the President As you all know General Meetings held on the first Monday of the month are cancelled for the months of June, July and August. However the Board of Directors will still be meeting on the third Monday of the month during this time in order to discuss and/or solve any problems that may arise. As the 4th of July rapidly approached us we all should take a moment and enjoy the freedom that we have. As a reminder the 1st Annual Board of Directors cookout is fast approaching. Please pickup your tickets

by June 26th. Hope to see everyone there.

The Florida legislature, (House & Senate), have made changes to Florida Statute 723 “The Florida Mobile Home Act” which will take effect 1 July 2015.

These changes will cause a delay in the re-writing of our bylaws. Two of the major changes are: (1) Quorum; voting requirements; proxies.- “unless otherwise provided in the bylaws, 30 percent of the total membership is required to constitute a quorum”. At present it is 50% +1 of membership for a quorum.

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From the President (Continued) (2) except that no proxy, limited or general, may be used in the election of board members. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, members may vote in person at member meetings. At present a “Limited Proxy” is used for the election of Board members. Effective 1 July 2015 election to the Board will require the member voting to be present at the election no proxies will be accepted.

Erick Parker President

Sympathy Cards Our deepest sympathy to Judy at the office at the passing of her beloved brother, Robert

Men’s Lunch The Men’s Luncheon will be on July 14th at 12:30 at the Bay Port Inn State Route #50, Weeki Wachee. There is a sign-up sheet in the clubhouse. Please sign up if you plan to attend so that we will be able to let Bay Port Inn know how many to expect. If you need a ride, call Frank Messina @ 848-9071 Ladies Lunch Had a Great time at Crab Shack and had three new Ladies Join us Betty K, Joyce V and Judy H. at our June Luncheon. Next month, July 14th at 1pm, we will be going to Sorrento Italian Restaurant located at 9721 US 19, Port Richey (in front of HH Gregg in a strip shopping center). Hope to see you all there anyone needs a ride call Pat 849 9831. PS it also has a Bakery and Deli there.

Pat @ 849-9831 Scheduled Events for 2015

Can Tabs for Shriners Hospital Donating CAN TABS is a great way to help the children in any of the Shriners Hospitals and at the same time promote recycling. Please continue to give your tabs to Al Krueger at 8045 Monitor or Connie in the office.

Tuesday Cocktail Party Tuesday afternoon cocktail party at the pool. All residents are invited with their guests. Bring your own beverage and snack to share, it’s advisable to keep a chair in your trunk just in case. For more info call Dennis Hayward 860-748-6932

Mark your calendar for August 22, 3pm. It is our free Ice Cream Social for all dues paid members $2.00 for non-members.

New Residents Brent Bottorff 8009 Bull Run 502-553-3698; Ron & Diane LaRusso 8129 Cedar Creek Dr. 846-2237; John & Linda Aaron 8105 Stony Bridge Dr. 858-0375;Tony & Loretta Ferrara 8045 Mill Springs Dr. 807-9847 Get Well GET WELL cards were sent to Bill Zeigler, Marianne DeSimone, Fred Carpenter, Judy Payton, Chuck Neville Phil Corbin, Bill Baker, Sandi McNicol, Nancy Linam, Larry Gola and Carmen Augusta.

Thick ‘N Thin Our group meets every Tuesday morning from 11 – 12 at the clubhouse to promote healthy eating habits and lifestyle. We begin with a short meeting where we share ideas, stories, recipes and more.

Then, if weight loss is your goal, a scale is provided for a private weigh-in. This is then followed by a period of exercise using the TV and DVD player. Come join us for an hour of good information and great fun. After exercise class there will be a quiet period of medication to music. For more info call Carol McKenna 645-6185 Belmont Stakes Race Event What a fun night…crazy hats were made and worn by the woman attending. A special beverage was made that was sampled by most in attendance. A wide variety of snacks were available and shared by all. It was so exciting to see this special horse “American Pharoah” become a Triple Crown winner while we cheered and watched that great horse do an amazing job getting across that finish line. It is so great having our new T.V. to be able to watch events like this together.

Coming soon in July a list of T.V. events we can watch together for the next year.

A time to share a fun evening together.

Bette MacDonald, 845-3139 Our Troops Times are tough, but please don’t forget our troops – they deserve all the support we can give them and more. Keep your donations coming. See the box in the clubhouse. Please give cash donations to Sis Pickles or Pat Blake for postage.

BOARD SPONSORED COOKOUT July 4th 12 noon Board Sponsored Cookout . Steak, Shrimp, Corn on the cob and watermelon will be provided please bring a salad or dessert to share. Free to members and $3.00 to guests. CUT OFF DATE IS June 26th NO EXCEPTIONS get a ticket from Connie before then. You need a ticket to come and we need it for a count on the meat. Thanks. Enjoy the event.

Deadline for Grapevine Articles for the Grapevine are due by the 20th of the month. Please call me at 841-9875, or use the mailbox outside my door @ 8008 Bull Run or email me at ebrooks66@tampabay.rr.com, to submit anything for the Grapevine and/or the calendar. Your name and phone number must be with your submission.

Please provide a clip or basket to hold any delivered items i.e. fliers, newsletters if your home does not already have one.

Use of the Pool Whenever you have house guests and they will be using the pool, please make sure that they have the “Pool Pass”. We are being inundated with residents from Magnolia Valley. All residents should have a “pool pass” and have their guests take them to the pool when not with a resident.

This is a repeat from last month, however we are still receiving complaints.

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Ron & Huguette Guay Larry & Georgia Gola Winston & Wendy Clarke Ed & Joann Nadeau

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Nice Baker Toni Amundson Bob Bennett Ann Butler Lawrence Wensil Jim McKenna Linda Relyea John Aaron Marsha Kolmonen Norm Butler Sue Olesh Dottie Brooks Tom Helfrich Ron Guay Milt Lizotte Cate Shaw Iris Munro George Farmerie Troy Scarlett Marie Morici Ron LaRusso Richard Davis Debbie Hayward Genevieve Isaacson Christine Butler Jack Wincey Randy Rheel Tim Seese Al Hirsch Dan Drake

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14 Thick “N Thin 11 AM Cocktail Party 3:00 PM Men’s Lunch 12:30 Ladies Lunch 1:PM

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Regular trash pick-up will be on Monday and Thursday. Recycle days are the second and fourth Wednesday of every month . Please recycle bottles, Trash glass, cans and plastic containers with a number 1—7 in a triangle on the bottom. You can use a blue bag or a marked recycle container. Newspapers can be taken next door to the government building for recycling.